Dauber



June l2, 1923. I

H. E. EVERETT DAUBER' Filed April 3 1922 Ilma/2in1;

Patented .lune l2, llZ.

UNET@ HOWARD E. EVERETT, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOT Danesa.

Application led April 3,

To 'all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, HOWARD E. EVERETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at St, Paul1 in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful `Improvements in Daubers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to daubers for applying blacking or polish to the surface to be polished, and more particularly to that typeI of daubers having magazine handles adapted to contain the blacking and also having handily operable means for distributing the blacking to the bristles of the dauber.

One of the difficulties met with in the construction of daubers of this type, is the evaporation of some ingredients of the blacking paste resulting in a hardening thereof, whereby the bristles become packed and `stiff and therefore useless.

Further, movable parts of the paste ejecting mechanism become gummed up and unmanageable.

It is an object of my invention to provide an improved dauber ofthe class described7 which is provided with humidifying ele'- ments both at the discharge end of the magazine and immediately above the volume of blacking paste within the magazine, so that gradual hardening of the paste at these points is prevented.

A. further object of my invention is thev provision of ejeoting mechanism of novel construction, whereby when the supply of blacking lpaste is exhausted, the ejecting mechanism will be rendered automatically ineffective, a certain disconnection of parts taking place whereby the user will be apprized of the exhaustion of the supply.

With these and other ends in view the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

in the drawings,

Figure 1, is a perspective view of my improved dauber.

Fig. 2, is a full sized side View of the invention, the lower portion thereof shown in section.

Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional view on a central line bisecting thedauber, the view being drawn to an enlarged scale and partly broken away.

Figs. 4:, 5 and-6 are detail views.

The invention comprises a hollow handle kportion 1, which constitutes the magazine, a

1922. Serial No. 548,962.

bristle supporting sleeve 2 and a closure cap 3. l

rlhe handle portion comprises a cylindrical container 4, of uniform internal diameter an d having an inset fiat top 5, whereby is formed the upwardly opening .circular shallowv cavity or chamber 6, over which telescopes by means of its annular downturned flange 7 the actuating cap 8.

Centrally the top 5 is perforated with a vcircular aperture 9. At its lower extremity the container is internally threaded as at a to threadedly engage with the sleeve 2, the upper circular edge 10 of the latter forming an internal shoulder in the bore of the container rllhe outer diameter of the sleeve is somewhat less than that of the container. the sleeve being spun down to form a restricted yneck or ferrule portion 11.- Firmly packed in the ferrule 11 are the dauber bristleslQ of approximately uniform length to form collectively a tuft having a flat end to facilitate application of the blacking, said bristles being packed around a centrally disposed tube 13 which forms -a discharge duct centrally of the body of bristles, said duct being in open communication with the interior of the container. Fitting telescopically and frictionally over the lower end of the container, and designed to freely receive the exposed portion ofthe sleeve and the protruding bristles, is the cap 3, the latter being formed preferably with a fiat top 14.

Frictionally held in the bottom of the cap and lying atly on the innerside of the top 14 thereof, is the absorbent element 15 having an inner face in parallelism with the fiat end of the bristle tuft, preferably of felt or other loose be-red material adapted to hold oil or water. I

By having the end of the dauber parallel with the humidifying element, all bristles are equidistant therefrom and are therefore evenly humidiied, which would not be the case if the dauber were rounded or conic in shape.' I have found that the 'greatest efficiency is secured with respect to applying blacking paste to a surface by constructing the dauber with bristles relatively short and stiff because of the character of the paste, which, when used in connection with long, thin bristles, overcomes the flexiblity of the bristles and forms a tuft of irregular shape. When the bristles arestiff and short the consistency of the paste cannot distort the tuft of bristles as a whole. With such resume its normal sliepen Ey making the bristles stiff and short" am also enabled to maintain a clear opening, as is best shownA in Figures l and 2', Which is in alinernent With the tube 13 and centrahofftheltuft, so.

that the humidifying element being also centrallyv disposed i relative ato said opening fW-ill hurnidify the interior Wall of said opening formedv bly. the` bristles. It am thus enabled to hu-rnidify.`-the tnft interiorly andI extesv riorlv, having, a relatively thin Walk of;

bristleslto keep soft.

Extending` *longitudinally concentrical through Ether interior of. f the vcontainen is. the

feed screw 16 which is reducedin diameter at. its upperI extremity Ito i. form the annular shoulder ,117 said reduced. portiont rotatably fitting the. aperture 9 f in the top- 5 ofv the' container, and f extending-ftherethrough l and v formed at; its. lippen extremity f with oppo sitely disposedsfl-at-'fsides 18.- v.

Thefeed screw is. preferably formed With lefthanded threads. 19f coveringtheIk major.

portion of-the .length thereof, The .threads begin 'at apoint spaced sanappreciable,y distane tfromi'the, shoulder-.17, to thus leave a. smooth Shank, Aottimi-1, 20l of uniform, dialnet ter: extending. c ofWnWardlyf from lthe underside l ofthe. tops platev 5, wherein. the feed;

screvvllisrotatable.vl Atrthegbase of the-shank portionY r is. the shoulder' 211 formed-1 byy the threads Rttlg upon; Said shoulder l'is .the

circular Washer, 22 which; .latten loosely sur? ronndsthe shank. portion and assistsin ,supporting the humidrying i element .f 23, .whichl latterffrictonally,surrounds said shank-spor.-

tiontoffunoti'on as apaekingto prevent air Whoh. met. enter through-the aperture tof The.;

enten then-interiore of: the container.- humidifier or, Wiekj; fits frictionally ini; the bore of the container and .is ofga thickness to. ,be lhield .pressed iettyagehst. the under- Side ott theftopf. platef losv means of. they Washen22.; y p

Centrettyf the. 1 attua'time` oer@ 851s perfo: rated by an opening 24 adapted to. receive, the. Alippen end off the feed .-Sorewy endt against' the Sides .11.8 thereof.y Sothatfwhen the.- aetnattog oaprsretotved, .thel feedy streit will he hetnet/ed Alleter=heededfsorewf25 fitsthetenred .hole 391111. the enel. oltlthe. feed serenaandiserresrto A rmly .Clamp the. een against the fehoulolere- 305 formed-'hy the. attenedfsieleslh. lhue`V the @an rotatablytholdin?position, hy' theshoulder v17 and. the unpoooieouler edge of the oontener, and mayy he, stormed et. .thumb .ioeoe whereby the feedeore. .fmeythetrotetedf.

.At .the lowes@ end ,f of 'the lfeedt Sorew the threads. .dsooetihuefet :a `loorlt spaced .Suffieiently fromfthe, ,Shoulderl0'-. toA freely .oontain.. theeehetneen the. eton 2s the leather underfaoing 27 t ereof, as indicated in dotted linesrin -FigL 3`` The piston is formed With a hub 28 the bore 29'tliereof being suitably threaded to it the threads 19 of the feed'screw. operation, When the thurnb piece is caused to be turned, the pistonis fed downwards against the Volume of pasteA composition 31, in the container thereby forcing it through thev discharge opening 13 into Contact` with thebristles..

The piston is; prevented from turning in the Container! hy the horizontal rih llwhieh.,

latterfextende into the notehin -theledge ofthe 'pistone-11d. the leather WeSherZY- lhhenthepiston isdisengaged from the feed screw it will restupon the lshoulderl 1,40v

piston sou-disengaged', the thumbnut or;

actuating oep 8,2 will Work noticeably so mii-ch ehsier,l to constitute e, .Signal tof*` the. user that no, more blacking I paSte; is beiiigffedito the bristles-t, The magazine, or.` container may thenvbe/refillechby irst reStQring the piston toits etehpoetion end'the1r-1mscrewing, the sleeve when the. container, maar he Conveniently illedf.

Fory the purpose. of; further'. 'prQtGCilgn the. oon-tonte of; the. Container. against irlgress of air. I providethe hlnnidifyingelemen-t 335 of material. .preferably Similar. to

the.y l,elements 15, .and .23 ,and Wh'oh .,YCD: ally fits around the shank 20 and,'ligesmflatlyon theftop ofwiall It further fits fric! tonellyesohet the surronndingwall' oit the chjarnber 6^so, that ingress .of air ,through'the joint between;y theaperture y9an'd fthe ,shank 2.0.; is; .efeotvely prevented..

.Centrally thevv thumhilp'ieoe, 8 laas. a .recess 34a tot Contain.. the. head of. the I .screw 25, to

render the top of the dauberfiatjtoenableit It sgto. be ,understood-that my. will be equally, efeent in the use of any paste.

compostionsother 'thanthataieed for Shoes susl opetehle meansfor forengthe Peetoiooif position throughA Seid iepertiire, seid ,means noludng ,Japislton.endremher-operatively connected to said piston extendi guthrongh fthe. Well of ythehetrisille,l Wherelist vSeid meefiS maybe eotneted, endjahumdiyngelement in thehollorvtof thehendlge baokofsadpston for thepurpose setforth;v

said feed screw being intensi 2. A dauber comprising a hollow handle adapted to contain a paste composition. a bristle brush screw threaded in the end of said handle to constitute a closure therefor, an aperture within the body of the bristles of the brush, said aperture being in open communication with the atmosphere and with the interior of the handle and hand operable means for forcing the paste composition through said aperture, said means including a piston, a rotary device operatively connected to said piston extending rotatably through thev end wall of the handle, and an element of absorbent material back of said piston covering said end wall inthe hollow of the handle and `frictionally surrounding said device to thereby seal the joint between the latter and said end wall. said element also functioning as a humidilier to render the interior of the handle humid.

3. A dauber comprising a hollow handle adapted to contain a paste composition, a

vbristle brush protruding from the end of said handle, there being a passage extending through the body of bristles of said'brush in open communication with the atmosphere and with the interior of the handle, an intornai shoulder between said handle and bristle brush, hand operable means for forcing the paste composition through said passage onto the ,bristles of the brush, said means including a piston adapted to rest upon said shoulder and `a revoluble feed screw having threaded engagement therewith whereby to feed the `piston toward said passageway when the feed screw is revolved, i formed to extend loosely through said piston when the latter is resting upon said shoulder to be held centered thereby.

4l. A dauber comprising an elongated cylindrical hollow handle having an inset top wall said handle adapted to contain a paste composition, a brush protruding from the end of said handle, there being a passage extendino' through said brush into the intey rior of said handle, piston mechanism for forcing the paste composition through said passage, a part of said mechanism extending longitudinally through the top of the handle, a cap rotatably fitting over the top of said handle and secured to said extending part whereby to actuate said mechanism when said cap is rotated, and an absorbent material filling the space between said cap and inset top wall for the purpose set forth.'

5. A dauber comprising an elongated cylindrical hollow handle having an inset top wall said handle adapted to contain a paste composition, a brush protruding from the end of said handle, there being a passage extending through said brush into the interior of said handle, piston mechanism for forcing the paste composition through said passage, a part of said mechanism extending longitudinally through the top of the handle, a cap rotatably fitting over the top of said handle4 and secured to said extending part whereby to actuate said mechanism when said ca is rotated, and an absorbent material occupying the space immediately above and below said inset top wall for the purpose set forth.

lnitestimony whereof l afiix my signature.

HOWARD E. EVERETT. 

